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What is Distributed Science?

Distributed Science is a clearinghouse for researchers working with "virtual organizations." As the work of science and engineering becomes more complex, distributed work and long-distance communication among collaborators becomes the norm. To be successful, distributed teams depend upon their members making significant investments of time and maintaining collaborative structures in order to coordinate their activities. This site is an effort to support that work and harness the full potential of collaborative science.

The guides on our site provide suggestions and real-world advice on planning, running, and evaluating a distributed science project. These guides are informed by best practices of successful researchers and instructions from funding agencies.

This material is based upon work supported by the US National Science Foundation under grant number 1348463. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.